Sterling Hirsch
Advanced Planning Lead Collective VFO
Sterling founded Collective VFO to address a gap in advisory work: business owners with good, but disconnected, individual advisors. He leads advanced planning for high-net-worth business owners/families, coordinating implementation with CPA partners across tax, legal, estate, and business planning.
This year, the market is rewarding the right approach. Clients are tired of being sold and are seeking advisors who educate, plan proactively, and coordinate across tax, legal, and financial disciplines. The CPAs who have stayed true to integrity-first planning are the ones winning right now.
The market is rewarding proactive advisors. Learn why clients are gravitating toward CPAs and advisors who focus on education, suitability, and strategic coordination this Q4.
The TCJA sunset everyone was preparing for didn't happen. Here's how the OBBBA changed the landscape - and which estate, charitable, and business planning strategies still matter.
A 1031 exchange is often the first strategy discussed when real estate gains are involved - but rarely the only one worth considering. Here's what a more complete planning conversation looks like.
Standard retirement accounts fall short for high-income business owners. Here's how entity structuring, defined benefit strategies, and coordinated planning can protect more of what you've built.
Most advisors and business owners have no shortage of good ideas. The gap is execution. Here's why implementation - not information - is what actually changes outcomes.
